“I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely loves what they do
for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities,
strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author.”—Mary
Pope OsborneMary Pope Osborne is the author of the popular
Magic Tree House series. She works with her husband Will and her sister
Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research
Guides. Many of her books have been named to best-books lists.To read more about Mary Pope Osborne, visit her website "Bio" HERE.

MY THOUGHTS/REVIEW:

In this latest "Magic Tree House" book by Mary Pope Osborne, familiar characters Jack and Annie are magically carried back to Macedonia, in Ancient Greece. Their mission is supposedly to find young Alexander, the Great, with help from Merlin's magic ring. The story quickly centers on Alexander’s very famous horse, Bucephalus. In the story, the famous stallion is tamed by Jack, not Alexander. With Annie’s help, Jack trains Bucephalus for the prince.

Historically, 12-year old Alexander won the horse when a horse dealer offered the horse to Alexander's father, Philip II. However, since it seemed that nobody could tame the animal, Philip wasn't interested, but Alexander was! He asked for the chance to tame the horse and if he did, he promised that he would then pay for it. Alexander was given the chance to tame Bucephalus and did so by talking calmly to the horse while turning him so he wouldn’t see its shadow. Evidently, the shadow is what bothered the horse, and so from that, Alexander won the horse that he loved so much that when the horse died, he named a city after him, calling it Bucephala.

With Mary Pope Osborne’s “Magic Tree House” fictional version, children will become interested in this period and can go on to read more factual accounts of what is known about this time period, Alexander the Great, and his horse, Bucephalus.

SOME OTHER "MAGIC TREE HOUSE" BOOKS:

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THANKS TO RICHARD AND THE GOOD PEOPLE

AT RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO BOOKS, I HAVE ONE

COPY OF THIS DELIGHTFUL MAGIC TREE HOUSE,

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I think lots of kids really like horses so I think this book would be of great interest to them. I don't have any children or grandchildren but would love to give this book to our local library that is hurting for funds this year. They have a great children's program.suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com

Thanks to all!

Sadly, we will be saying good bye to Bookin' With Bingo early next month. Things just have been too hectic so we have chosen to close down with hopes for a new "BWB" someday. Thanks to all and KEEP READING!